On April 3rd, we learned that Arizona Coyotes defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson would be missing the final three games of the season to be with his family because his mother had passed after a lengthy battle with cancer.
In a recent article posted on Sport Bladet, Ekman-Larsson talks about playing for Sweden at the IIHF World Championships, for the Coyotes, and his mother. The article is in Swedish, but a huge thank you to Patrik Bexell from Habs Eyes on the Prize for helping us with the translation.
On Sweden at the Worlds
"Vi har en bra grupp i landslaget.